Why is Sahelanthropus tchadensis an unusual specimen?

A) It is the most recently extinct hominin species.
B) It was found outside Eastern or Southern Africa.
C) It was fully bipedal but had no other hominin traits.
D) There was a fairly complete post-cranial skeleton, but no skull.


B) It was found outside Eastern or Southern Africa.

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In Korean and Japanese, a complicated set of contextual norms governs the degree of formality and politeness people normally use to show respect to those of higher social position. We call these norms:

a. honorifics. b. reflexivity. c. good manners. d. social customs.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Ethelwold wrote the first medieval play to amuse the audience during a dull part of the service. 2. Peformances were thrown out of the church because of tomfoolery and low comedy, after which they moved outdoors. 3. People paid for the best seats at a performance of a religious cycle.

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Animals with a nerve cord along the back and gill slits during some developmental stage are called

a. insects. b. invertebrates. c. chordates. d. metazoans. e. trilobites.

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